It's been more than 15 years since New Jersey entrepreneur Tracey Syphax's company, Capital City Contracting, became an SBA certified 8(a) contractor for the federal government. The catalyst, Syphax says, put his business on solid ground where it still
remains today.

You hear everyone talking about companies branding these days--from
individuals trying to brand themselves to celebrities trying to take
brands global to companies big and small. But whoever is trying to brand
whatever, the key today to standing out is creative branding.

Verizon Communications Inc. will require new customers to pay for their mobile devices up front or in monthly installments, following other wireless carriers who have phased out subsidies in two-year service contracts.

Compliments of Whitney DuBois Gardner, CEO of Minoritize LLC, Chicago
residents now have a way to search for Black-owned businesses. McCabe Market Minority Business Locator is an online portal for
those seeking ways to control their buying power and further their
support of minority owned businesses.

On Tuesday morning, the latest National Federation of Independent Business’s Small Business Optimism survey was released, showing that small businesses are feeling sunnier than at any time since the financial crisis.

Samsung’s staring down the barrel of oblivion as it searches for answers to its ever-slipping grip on the mobile market. There’s one week to go before Samsung pins its hopes on the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+: but will it be enough?